Acts 23:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 23:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἔφη
phēmí
G5346
to declare
τε
té
G5037
and
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Παῦλος
Paûlos
G3972
Paul
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ᾔδειν
eídō
G1492
to see
ἀδελφοί
adelphós
G80
brother
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἐστὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἀρχιερεύς
archiereús
G749
high priest
γέγραπται
gráphō
G1125
to write
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἄρχοντα
árchōn
G758
ruler
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
λαοῦ
laós
G2992
people
σου
sý
G4771
you
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἐρεῖς
eréō
G2046
to speak
κακῶς
kakōs
G2560
miserable
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Paul said, "I didn't know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'"
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).